Table of Contents

The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgements; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; About the Amazon Fire Phone; What’s Unique about the Fire Phone; About This Book; About the Outline; About→These→Arrows; About the Online Resources; Safari® Books Online; Part I: The Basics; Chapter 1: The Guided Tour and Special Features; 1.1 Power/Lock Button; 1.2 Headset Jack; 1.3 About the Screen; 1.4 Status Bar Icons; 1.5 Home Button; 1.6 Multipurpose Jack and Charger; 1.7 Ringer Volume; 1.8 Camera; 1.9 Home Screen, Carousel, and the Apps Grid; 1.10 Left and Right Panels; 1.11 Quick Actions Panel; 1.12 Controlling the Fire with Your Fingers; 1.13 One-Handed Gestures; 1.14 Dynamic Perspective; 1.15 Amazon Prime; 1.16 Mayday; Chapter 2: Firefly; 2.1 Understanding Firefly; 2.2 Getting Started with Firefly; 2.3 Using Firefly with Books; 2.4 Using Firefly with Music; 2.5 Using Firefly with Movies and TV Shows; 2.6 Using Firefly with Phone Numbers, URLs, and Email Addresses; 2.7 What to Do with Your Firefly History; Chapter 3: Phone Calls, Text Messages, and Voice Control; 3.1 Using the Phone App; 3.2 Placing a Call; 3.3 Using the VIP List; 3.4 Answering Calls; 3.5 Conference Calls; 3.6 Call Waiting; 3.7 Call Forwarding; 3.8 Caller ID; 3.9 Visual Voicemail; 3.10 Changing Your Ringtone; 3.11 Bluetooth Earpieces; 3.12 Text Messaging; 3.13 Controlling the Fire with Your Voice; Part II: Media; Chapter 4: Books and Magazines; 4.1 Using the Kindle App; 4.2 Buying Books; 4.3 Getting Books from the Library and the Web; 4.4 Reading Magazines; Chapter 5: Photos, Video, and Music; 5.1 Using the Photos App; 5.2 Videos in the Gallery; 5.3 Photos and Videos in the Cloud; 5.4 Taking Still Photos; 5.5 Using the Onscreen Controls; 5.6 Taking Video; 5.7 Watching Video with Amazon Prime Instant Video; 5.8 Using the Fire Phone with Amazon Fire TV; 5.9 Playing Music on Your Fire Phone; 5.10 Playing Music in the Cloud; 5.11 Using Prime Music; Chapter 6: Transferring Media and Files, and Syncing with the Cloud; 6.1 Connecting Your Fire to Your Computer; 6.2 Transferring Files from a Windows PC; 6.3 Transferring Files from a Mac; 6.4 Using Android Apps to Manage Your Files; 6.5 Checking Space on Your Fire; 6.6 Downloading from the Cloud; Part III: The Fire Phone Online; Chapter 7: Getting Online: WiFi, 4G, and Mobile Hotspots; 7.1 How the Fire Phone Gets Online; 7.2 Connecting via WiFi; 7.3 Turning Your Fire Phone into a WiFi Hotspot; 7.4 Airplane Mode; 7.5 More Network Settings; Chapter 8: The Web; 8.1 Silk—The Fire Phone’s Browser; 8.2 Basic Navigation and Managing Tabs; 8.3 Navigating a Web Page; 8.4 Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones; 8.5 The Address Bar; 8.6 Bookmarks; 8.7 Tapping and Using Links; 8.8 Saving and Viewing Web Pages; 8.9 Selecting and Copying Text; 8.10 Using the Menu Button; 8.11 Using the Left Panel; 8.12 Using the Right Panel; 8.13 Online Privacy and Security; Chapter 9: Email, Contacts, and Calendar; 9.1 Setting Up Email; 9.2 Reading Email; 9.3 Writing Email Messages; 9.4 Navigation and More with the Left Panel; 9.5 Working with Contacts; 9.6 The Calendar; Chapter 10: Facebook and Twitter; 10.1 Facebook; 10.2 Twitter; Chapter 11: Maps and Navigation; 11.1 Getting Started; 11.2 Browsing Maps; 11.3 Landmarks and 3D Look-Around; 11.4 How the Fire Phone Finds Your Location; 11.5 Searching Maps; 11.6 Finding Contacts; 11.7 Getting Directions; 11.8 Turn-by-Turn Navigation; Chapter 12: Downloading and Using Apps; 12.1 Getting Apps from Amazon’s Appstore; 12.2 Accessing Your Apps; 12.3 Fancy App Tricks; 12.4 Managing and Uninstalling Downloaded Apps; 12.5 Managing Built-In Fire Phone Apps; 12.6 Downloading Apps from the Web; 12.7 Troubleshooting Apps; 12.8 Eleven Great Apps; Part IV: Appendixes; Setup and Signup; Choosing a Plan; Using Your Amazon Account; Making Account Changes on the Web; Upgrading to the Newest Software; Accessories; Useful Accessories; Places to Shop; Troubleshooting and Maintenance; Make Sure Your Software Is Up to Date; Fixing a Frozen Phone; Resetting the Fire; Warranty and Repair; Where to Go for Help; Settings; Wi-Fi & Networks; Display; Sounds & Notifications; Applications & Parental Controls; Battery & Storage; Location Services; Lock Screen; Keyboard; Phone; My Accounts; Device; Voice; Help & Feedback; Searching Settings and Recent Settings;